Royal
Transportation Company (Royal)
is
centrally located in the City of
Detroit. Royal incorporated in
February 1992, and continues to operate
as a corporation in the County of Wayne,
State of Michigan. In June 2000,
Royal purchased a large garage
(warehouse) with attached office space
located at 401 Saint Jean Street in
Detroit. All vehicles are stored,
serviced and dispatched from this
location. All business operations
occur at this location. Royal had
previously operated from a leased
facility located at 210 Chene Street, in
Detroit, for the previous eight (8)
years.
Through a strong
and continuing relationship with clients
such as General Motors, DaimlerChrysler,
Ford Motor Company, and Palace Sports
and Entertainment for contracted
services as well as an extensive charter
business, Royal has grown over the past
decade from three (3) employees and two
(2) vans, to forty (40) full-time
employees and a fleet of twenty-two (22)
vehicles ranging from mini busses to
motor coaches.
Don
Fitzsimmons founded Royal on the
principle of quality and value,
realizing that there was a need
throughout the Detroit Metropolitan area
for a professional, team-oriented,
innovative company that could offer
group shuttle and charter services to
meet the needs of a Fortune 500
corporation or a small church group
equally with the highest standards of
quality and customer satisfaction.
Mr. Fitzsimmons
has spent Twenty (26) years in the
transportation industry. Consulting and
Planning middle market and large
transportation projects to service:
Company employee shuttle systems,
conventions, and major public events.
Throughout the years of service, "I have
had the opportunity to work with airport
ground transportation shuttle systems,
hotel shuttle systems, hospital employee
shuttle systems, restaurant and
entertainment venues, local and national
political campaigns working with the
Secret Service and both the Democratic
and Republican campaign committees."
Mr. Fitzsimmons has a direct ability and
sincerity to work with local and
national law enforcements agencies.
Mr. Fitzsimmons' keys to success include
an attitude that is very passionate
about serving people, working to extend
the best value and provide the best
service. "It is extremely important that
I take an active role in teaching my
employees to be successful, to
understand the customers' vision and
expectations, and deliver an excellent
service." He speaks to his unique
ability to cultivate these strengths
within his team by instilling a strong
commitment to leadership, including
passenger transportation industry
leadership, community leadership, and
family leadership and values.
A recent highlight of Mr. Fitzsimmons'
career: "Mr. Roger Penske brought
the return of the new Detroit Belle Isle
Grand Prix back to our Detroit region. I
had the opportunity to work with an
excellent team and develop the public
transportation shuttle system to serve
both the 2007 and 2008 Grand Prix racing
events in the City of Detroit."
Our
Mission Statement:
We are
innovators and leaders in our minibus
shuttle industry. Competition is
good, for this creates the desire and
depth for Royal to meet and exceed the
service levels expected by our
customers. Our customer is our business,
and a satisfied customer is the
lifeblood of Royal.
"Experience the
Royal Treatment"
is a
high level to offer, and our team will
work to always meet and strive to exceed
this level of commitment.
Although Royal
continues to grow with our team-oriented
approach, our commitment to personal
attention with a strong focus on details
remains constant, yet we are now large
enough to meet a wide variety of
transportation needs in a responsive and
immediate fashion.
Royal takes
pride in the fact that all of its
drivers are professional, well-trained,
and courteous. Royal offers late
model coaches that allow you to travel
in comfort and style. Let Royal do
the driving for you and
"Experience the
Royal Treatment"
from our
expert Royal team!
~Donald
Fitzsimmons, Owner
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